CRIED OFF Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

cried off

verb

past tense of cry off

as in canceled

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) their film deal had been abruptly cried off, and now the filmmakers were back to square one

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The stage musical based on one of the biggest movies ever made in Connecticut finally makes it here on a national tour and an earlier tour was canceled.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
In August, Bonnaroo, the beloved Tennessee festival, was canceled to take a break and fortify the grounds after back to back years of heavy storms.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of canceled

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The restaurant idea was abandoned and, instead, an extremely small table was located on the floor below the main lobby.

— Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026
But jurors heard testimony from family members convincing them that there was no way Cavett would have abandoned her son, Kamdyn.

— Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of abandoned

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Earlier this month, Santa Monica’s inaugural Ocean Way Festival was scrapped amid dangerous high surf and flooding caused by Hurricane Marie across Southern California.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
Among them, Ed Sheeran scrapped stops at Gillette Stadium including shows set for Friday and Saturday night in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of scrapped

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The majority of those were revoked due to law enforcement encounters for a range of criminal activity, with assault, driving under the influence, theft and drug crimes being the leading causes.

— Louis Casiano , Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Last Wednesday, the city sent letters to the Metro Little League and the academy informing them that their access to the athletic fields was revoked.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of revoked

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Or the pilots could have just aborted the landing at that point and circled to try again.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
The production of some vaccines involves growing viruses in human cell cultures from two fetuses aborted in the 1960s, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

— Finch Walker, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of aborted

Verb

Seasonal flu vaccinations have been called off this year after the government failed to procure them from Europe.

— Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Efforts to locate McCrystal included aerial and ground searches, which were called off earlier this month after a two-week search yielded no trace.

— Sarah Jean Maher, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

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